Unfortunately, based on Larry's email (and like some people have said, Larry is probably the most pro-consumer person in CO's senior management) as well as what I heard on the quarterly earnings call, I think that, like DL, they take the changes in elite qualification to be gospel. Like DL, I think that no amount of arguing, logic or reason could convince them that they went too far.

I do think that they need to thin the elite ranks at CO. Upgrading is becoming ridiculously hard even as a plat whereas, looking in the archives, it seems that a few years ago it was almost unheard of for a plat not to be upgraded. Of course, my preferred solution would be to increase the size of the FC-cabin but we all know that that ain't gonna happen. I do wish, though, that they would stop handing out elite status like candy to everyone and his brother. IMHO, that would be a start to resolving the lack of FC availability.

Cheers,
Brooklynflyer